East Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
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51.11312, 0.41661
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Himalayan Balsam, Hazel +3 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hazel, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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12,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,730 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit · House Sparrow +39
House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Small Mouse +10
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Small Mouse Muridae2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +22
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Pedunculate Oak · Himalayan Balsam · Hazel · Goat Willow
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2022 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Hazel Corylus avellana Goat Willow Salix caprea2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,730 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit · House Sparrow +39
House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Small Mouse +10
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Small Mouse Muridae2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +22
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Pedunculate Oak · Himalayan Balsam · Hazel · Goat Willow
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2022 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Hazel Corylus avellana Goat Willow Salix caprea2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plecotus auritus2023
Plecotus auritus2023
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2022
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022
Myotis Bat species Myotis2022
Myotis Bat species Myotis2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 2023
2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2022
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2022
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Anthomyia Anthomyia2023
Anthomyia Anthomyia2023
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2022
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2022
Melanostoma Melanostoma2022
Melanostoma Melanostoma2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Green Drake Ephemera danica2022
Green Drake Ephemera danica2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022 